USS Hornet (CV-8)

USS Hornet (CV-8) was a US Navy aircraft carrier that was commissioned on 20 October 1941. The ship served in the US Pacific fleet during World War II, and she carried the planes used for the 1942 Doolittle Raid before participating in the Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was irreparably damaged by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo and dive bombers at the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942, and she was scuttled by USS Russell (DD-414) and her crew evacuated, with the Americans mourning her loss.